2016 Hopman Cup | |
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Date | 3–9 January 2016 |
Edition | XXVIII (28th) |
Surface | Hard (indoor) |
Location | Perth, Western Australia |
Venue | Perth Arena |
Champions | |
Australia |
The Hopman Cup XXVIII was the 28th edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. It took place at the Perth Arena in Perth, Western Australia.
Eight teams competed for the title, with two round robin groups of four, from which the top team of each group advanced to the final. For the first time, there were two Australian teams, Australia Green (representing 25 and under) and Australia Gold (representing the veterans). The original full line-up of entrants was announced in October. [1] [2] Originally, Lleyton Hewitt and Casey Dellacqua were supposed to represent Australia Gold, but Dellacqua was replaced by Jarmila Wolfe. [3] Other replacements are Kenny de Schepper for Gaël Monfils in the French team, Karolína Plíšková for Lucie Šafářová in the Czech team.
The 2015 champions Poland did not return to defend their title. [4] The competition was won by Australia Green. [5] [6]
Seed | Team | Female player | WTA1 | Male player | ATP1 | Total | Elimination |
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1 | United States | Serena Williams | 1 | Jack Sock | 30 | 31 | Round-robin |
2 | Czech Republic | Karolína Plíšková | 9 | Jiří Veselý | 40 | 49 | Round-robin |
3 | Ukraine | Elina Svitolina | 18 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 35 | 53 | Runners-up |
4 | Great Britain | Heather Watson | 62 | Andy Murray | 3 | 65 | Round-robin |
5 | Australia Green | Daria Gavrilova | 35 | Nick Kyrgios | 34 | 69 | Champions |
6 | Germany | Sabine Lisicki | 30 | Alexander Zverev | 78 | 108 | Round-robin |
7 | France | Caroline Garcia | 39 | Kenny de Schepper | 133 | 172 | Round-robin |
8 | Australia Gold | Jarmila Wolfe | 100 | Lleyton Hewitt | 291 | 391 | Round-robin |
1 – ATP and WTA rankings as of 5 October 2015 (latest before draw date) |
Pre-tournament replacement | |||
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Team | Replacement | Original player | Reason |
Australia Gold | Jarmila Wolfe | Casey Dellacqua | Concussion [7] |
Czech Republic | Karolína Plíšková | Lucie Šafářová | Illness |
France | Kenny de Schepper | Gaël Monfils | Leg injury |
In-tournament partial replacement | |||
United States | Victoria Duval | Serena Williams | Knee inflammation [8] |
All times are local (UTC+8).
Australia Gold | Czech Republic | Ukraine | United States | RR W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L | Standings | |
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Australia Gold | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 10–11 | 103–104 | 3 | |
Czech Republic | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 5–4 | 12–10 | 122–108 | 2 | |
Ukraine | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–3 | 13–7 | 105–89 | 1 | |
United States | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–6 | 7–14 | 86–115 | 4 |
Australia 0 | Perth Arena, Perth 3 January 2016, 17:30 Hard (i) | Czech Republic 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ukraine 2 | Perth Arena, Perth 4 January 2016, 10:00 Hard (i) | United States 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Czech Republic 1 | Perth Arena, Perth 5 January 2016, 10:00 Hard (i) | Ukraine 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia 3 | Perth Arena, Perth 5 January 2016, 17:30 Hard (i) | United States 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Serena Williams was unable to participate in the mixed doubles rubber, Aus Gold was awarded a 6–0, 6–0 win. However, a match was still played in which the score was 77-64, 6–1 to Australia (see above).
Ukraine 2 | Perth Arena, Perth 7 January 2016, 10:00 Hard (i) | Australia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Czech Republic 1 | Perth Arena, Perth 7 January 2016, 17:30 Hard (i) | United States 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All times are local (UTC+8).
Australia Green | France | Germany | Great Britain | RR W–L | Matches W–L | Sets W–L | Games W–L | Standings | |
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Australia Green | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 | 15–8 | 119–101 | 1 | |
France | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–6 | 9–13 | 95–110 | 4 | |
Germany | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–7 | 6–15 | 90–115 | 3 | |
Great Britain | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 | 14–8 | 123–111 | 2 |
Australia 3 | Perth Arena, Perth 3 January 2016, 10:00 Hard (i) | Germany 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Great Britain 2 | Perth Arena, Perth 4 January 2016, 17:30 Hard (i) | France 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France 1 | Perth Arena, Perth 6 January 2016, 10:00 Hard (i) | Germany 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia 2 | Perth Arena, Perth 6 January 2016, 17:30 Hard (i) | Great Britain 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Great Britain 3 | Perth Arena, Perth 8 January 2016, 10:00 Hard (i) | Germany 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia 2 | Perth Arena, Perth 8 January 2016, 17:30 Hard (i) | France 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ukraine 0 | Perth Arena, Perth 9 January 2016, 15:30 Hard (i) | Australia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The mixed doubles event was not played in the final, as Australia Green had won both singles matches.
2016 Hopman Cup Champions |
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Australia Second title |
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